Bears Sign Versatile OL Omiyale

The Chicago Bears have signed free agent Frank Omiyale to a four year contract, in hopes of stabilizing an offensive line that could be losing some key pieces.

Omiyale can play tackle and guard, but his role with the Bears is not clear. They need help at tackle, with John Tait telling them he's retiring after 10 seasons and John St. Clair an unrestricted free agent.


"We told (Omiyale) that we wanted to look at him at guard first, but we're not going to limit him in terms of his reps (to) guard," general manager Jerry Angelo said. "We'll expose him to tackle, which is where he's been predominantly trained, but we want to expose him at guard as well. How it ultimately comes to fruition, I can't really sit here and say."

6-foot-4, 310-pound Omiyale coming out of Tennessee Tech was high on the Bears draft board but was ultimately signed by the Atlanta Falcons in the 5th round of the 2005 draft.